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Cosmetic procedures such as Botox, facial fillers and laser skin treatments are very safe, and have a very low rate of minor side effects, a new study suggests.

These cosmetic procedures can cause minor side effects such as bruising, lumpiness or skin discoloration, but these occur in less than 1 percent of cases, according to the study published today (Nov. 5) in the journal JAMA Dermatology.

“We strongly suspected the rates were going to be low, but we were pleasantly surprised that they were as low as they were,” said study lead author Dr. Murad Alam, a dermatologist at Northwestern University in Illinois. (In past work, Alam has conducted studies that were funded in part by Allergan, Medicis, Ulthera and Bioform, which are companies that sell products for cosmetic procedures.)

However, the study included only dermatologists who routinely perform these procedures, so it’s possible that negative outcomes could be more frequent in the hands of less-experienced providers, said Dr. Michael C. Edwards, the president of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. [7 Plastic Surgery Myths Debunked]

Between man-icures and boy buns, it seems as if the average male’s grooming regimen is becoming more effeminate by the minute. Well girls, gird your loins—manscaping continues to reach a whole ‘nother level, thanks to the increasing popularity of boy-tox.

It looks like men are finally starting to pay more attention to anti-aging these days (hello David Haseelhoff, Gordon Ramsay, and Simon Cowell!), as many are becoming more open to Read More…